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DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate) stimulates skin pigmentation by perturbing cytoskeletal homeostasis
Phthalates are extensively employed plasticizers crucial for conferring flexibility and plasticity to polyvinyl chloride. Phthalates, including DEHP (di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate), present in diverse products, ha...
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Graves’ orbitopathy development in thyroid cancer patients: a 16-year nationwide cohort study in South Korea
We aimed to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and prognosis of Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) in patients with thyroid cancer without a history of hyperthyroidism.
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Nanocellulose-based optical and radio frequency transparent barrier coating for food packaging
The escalating environmental challenges posed by petroleum-derived plastics have underscored the urgent need for sustainable and biodegradable alternatives, particularly in the realm of food packaging material...
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Open AccessScreening mammography performance according to breast density: a comparison between radiologists versus standalone intelligence detection
Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for the independent assessment of screening mammograms have not been well established in a large screening cohort of Asian women. We compared the performance of screenin...
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A Case of Pediatric Leg-Length Difference After Tibial Fracture Predicted by Bone SPECT/CT
An 11-year-old boy underwent a bone single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) scan 3 months after fracturing his right tibia. The standardized uptake values (SUVs) of the growth...
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Open AccessMillennial-scale variability of Greenland dust provenance during the last glacial maximum as determined by single particle analysis
Greenland ice core records exhibited 100-fold higher dust concentrations during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) than during the Holocene, and dust input temporal variability corresponded to different climate st...
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Augmented reality in delivering experiential values: moderating role of task complexity
This study examined if greater experiential values are provided when shop** via an AR mobile app compared to shop** via a general mobile website without AR. The mediating role of experiential values betwee...
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Open AccessEngineering TGF-β inhibitor-encapsulated macrophage-inspired multi-functional nanoparticles for combination cancer immunotherapy
The emergence of cancer immunotherapies, notably immune checkpoint inhibitors, has revolutionized anti-cancer treatments. These treatments, however, have been reported to be effective in a limited range of can...
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Open AccessTo die for: attractiveness, fashion, and health risks
The purpose of this research was to investigate perceptions of risks and benefits associated with popular risky fashion practices (tanning and wearing stilettos) among young adult women. Objectives were to (a)...
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Open AccessThe varied influence of ocular Demodex infestation on dry eye disease and meibomian gland dysfunction across different age groups
This study aimed to investigate the impact of ocular demodicosis on dry eye disease (DED) and meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) across different age populations: young (20 to < 40), middle-aged (40 to < 60), a...
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Comparative research on DNN and LSTM algorithms for soot emission prediction under transient conditions in a diesel engine
Deep learning approaches were applied to predict soot emissions under transient conditions in a diesel engine using the worldwide harmonized light vehicles test procedure (WLTP) cycles. The accuracies of deep ...
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Open AccessReprogramming the tumor microenvironment with biotechnology
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a unique environment that is developed by the tumor and controlled by tumor-induced interactions with host cells during tumor progression. The TME includes immune cells, whi...
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Convolving Directed Graph Edges via Hodge Laplacian for Brain Network Analysis
A brain network, viewed as a graph wiring different regions of interest (ROIs) in the brain, has been widely used to investigate brain dysfunction with various graph neural networks (GNNs). However, existing G...
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Enhance Early Diagnosis Accuracy of Alzheimer’s Disease by Elucidating Interactions Between Amyloid Cascade and Tau Propagation
Amyloid-beta (A \(\beta \) ) deposition and tau neurofibrillary tangles (tau) are important hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD)...
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Uncovering Structural-Functional Coupling Alterations for Neurodegenerative Diseases
A confluence of neuroscience and clinical evidence suggests that the disruption of structural connectivity (SC) and functional connectivity (FC) in the brain is an early sign of neurodegenerative diseases year...
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Enhancing Breast Cancer Risk Prediction by Incorporating Prior Images
Recently, deep learning models have shown the potential to predict breast cancer risk and enable targeted screening strategies, but current models do not consider the change in the breast over time. In this pa...
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TauFlowNet: Uncovering Propagation Mechanism of Tau Aggregates by Neural Transport Equation
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the propagation of tau aggregates throughout the brain in a prion-like manner. Tremendous efforts have been made to analyze the spatiotemporal propagation patterns ...
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HoloBrain: A Harmonic Holography for Self-organized Brain Function
Functional neuroimaging technology offers a new window to snapshot the transient neural activity in-vivo. Although tremendous efforts have been made to characterize spontaneous functional fluctuations, little att...
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Open AccessSingle-particle Mineralogy of Asbestos Mineral Particles by the Combined Use of Low-Z Particle EPMA and ATR-FTIR Imaging Techniques
In this work, two single particle analytical techniques such as a quantitative energy-dispersive electron probe X-ray microanalysis (ED-EPMA), called low-Z particle EPMA, and attenuated total reflectance Fourier ...
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Open AccessEffects of left atrial function on pulmonary arterial pressure in acute myocardial infarction, hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy
To investigate the differential contribution of the left atrial (LA) function and left ventricular (LV) fibrosis to pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated car...
